One Dutch city in the running to host the 2022 Floriade World Horticultural Expo proposes a sustainable expo site that would become a permanent development.
Green Home & Building
In Vienna, A Growing Playground For Growing Kids
The ‘kagome’ in the museum quarter of Vienna this summer is composed of 120 live willow trees bent into a kind of basket, giving kids a fun, safe place to play.
Passive House: The Next Big Thing In Green Building?
Sam Hagerman, president of the Passive House Alliance, discusses why everybody’s favorite green build standard has yet to really catch on — but soon could.
Green, Affordable Housing In NYC: Via Verde Shows The Way
In the Bronx, the much-anticipated Via Verde affordable housing complex features solar power, green roofs and sweeping views of the city — for everyone.
Glaxo Smith Kline Builds A Better, More Beautiful Workplace
A new administrative building in Quebec, based on bioclimatic principles, makes good use of passive solar design while improving quality of life for staff.
In Thailand, A Deep Green Vision For Saving An Historic City
Shma’s Water City of the Future design calls for flood-based farming, landscaped reservoirs, biomass gasification and high speed rail in flood-prone Ayutthaya.
The Truth About Vampire Energy (And How To Vanquish It)
The good news about energy vampires is you don’t need a wooden stake or shirtless werewolf to vanquish them.
Denver Zoo Elephant Passage (Powered by Poo) Takes LEED
The Denver Zoo’s new, LEED-Platinum-certified Toyota Elephant Passage improves the lives of its resident elephants while using their wastes to provide power.
Cali’s 1st Net Zero Public School Building A Lesson in Green
In San Jose, Calif., the new George V. Levya Middle School Administration Building combines efficiency and solar to save cash and carbon, setting an example.
Daylight Harvesting Means Seminary Students See The Light
A new green building at the Columbia Theological Seminary, targeting LEED Gold, makes use of innovative daylighting strategies designed just for the classroom.
The Future Of Off-Grid Living, Brought To You By Japan
The Future Japan house — developed by an ad agency with the help of clients like Nissan — offers an inspiring vision of better living through green tech.
Architecture For A Hot Planet: The Maldives’ Floating Hotel
A new floating hotel slated for the Maldives will be complete by 2014, and is expected to become a premier location for global conferences on climate change.
In Portugal, A Smart City From the Ground Up
Built in part around concepts developed via the City 2.0, a new city slated for Porto will incorporate an army of smart sensors to optimize urban life.
In Mexico City, Harvesting the Rain Means Water For All
Isla Urbana helps Mexican families lacking access to clean water install rainwater harvesting systems that keep rain — and resources — in the neighborhood.